THE OTTER LEFT 103 



* No, no, my man, not on any account. The 

 otter deserves his life. We'll leave him for 

 another season, and I hope we may meet again.' 



Little did he dream that the game beast which 

 had baffled his best efforts was to become the 

 talk of the country-side, and would for many a 

 day disappoint his hopes and flout his plans. 



